weepy

weep·y

 (wē′pē)

adj. weep·i·er, weep·i·est

1. Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful.

2. Very sentimental: a weepy movie.

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weepy

(ˈwiːpɪ)

adj, weepier or weepiest

(Physiology) liable or tending to weep

n, pl weepies

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a romantic and sentimental film or book

2. (Film) a romantic and sentimental film or book

ˈweepily adv

ˈweepiness n

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weep•y

(ˈwi pi)

adj. weep•i•er, weep•i•est.

1. easily moved to tears; tearful; lachrymose.

2. marked or accompanied by weeping: a weepy account.

3. tending to cause weeping; sad: a weepy novel.

4. exuding water or other moisture.

[1595–1605]

weep′i•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

weepy - liable to weep easily     tearful - filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties"

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weepy

adjective

1. tearful, crying, weeping, sobbing, whimpering, close to tears, blubbering, lachrymose, on the verge of tears After her mother's death she was depressed and weepy for months.

noun

1. tear-jerker (informal) The film is an old-fashioned weepy with fine performances by both stars.

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weepy

adjective

Filled with or shedding tears:

lachrymose, tearful, teary, weeping.

Idiom: in tears.

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Translations

lacrimoso

weepy

[ˈwiːpɪ]

A. ADJ

1. (= tearful) [person] → llorón; [eyes] → lloroso
to feel weepy → sentir or tener ganas de llorar
to get or become weepy (about sth) → ponerse a llorar (por algo)

2. (= sentimental) [film, novel, song] → lacrimógeno

B. N (= film) → película f lacrimógena, melodrama m; (= novel) → novela f lacrimógena

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weepy

[ˈwiːpi] n (= film) → mélo m

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weepy

(inf)

adj (+er) person → weinerlich; (inf) film → rührselig; that was a very weepy film (inf) → der Film hat schwer auf die Tränendrüsen gedrückt (inf)

n (inf: = film etc) → Schmachtfetzen m (inf)

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weepy

[ˈwiːpɪ]

1. adj → piagnucoloso/a

2. n (fam) (film) → film m strappalacrime inv

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